Category Archives: Science & Technology
33rd Ordinary Session of the African Union: African Leaders for Nutrition Hosts presidential dinner
What:The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) presidential dinner in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Nutrition for Growth Summit
Who:African Union Commission, African Development Bank, Government of Lesotho
When:8 February 2020
Where:Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/), …
Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams to engage the 4IR Skills Programme students: 23 to 24 Jan
The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will, on 23 and 24 January 2020, conduct an oversight visit to various Gauteng facilities where over 500 students are being trained on the department’s 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Skills
Namibia Rhino Poaching Drops in 2019, After Sharp Rise Last Year
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – Rhino poaching in Namibia dropped to 41 individuals killed in all of 2019 so far, compared with nearly 72 during the same period last year, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said Saturday.
Namibia has the second-largest …
Africa Chief Economist’s Office Publications and Working Papers
The Impact of Agricultural Extension Services on Women Farmers’ Access, Adoption and Productivity: Evidence from Ethiopia
Niklas Buehren, Markus Goldstein, Ezequiel Molina, and Julia Vaillant, Agricultural Economics, June 2019, Pages 1-13.
This paper evaluates the effect of the Rural Capacity …
5 Schools Reopen in Restive Cameroonian Regions
BAMENDA, CAMEROON – In Cameroon, five schools have reopened in the restive English-speaking regions after separatists shuttered them four years ago. The schools’ reopening comes after the government dispatched so-called “peace caravans” to discuss the outcome of a national dialogue
Zimbabwe Police Use Tear Gas to Break Up Opposition Rally
HARARE – Police in Zimbabwe used tear gas and water cannons Wednesday to break up an opposition rally of about 200 people in the capital, Harare. Supporters of the Movement for Democratic Change said those who resisted the tear gas
Data Suggest Serial Killers Active in Indian Country
WASHINGTON – In early October, Anchorage police found the body of Kathleen Henry, a native of the Yupik village of Eek in southwestern Alaska, along a stretch of highway south of town. Her alleged killer might never have been arrested
Data Suggest Serial Killers Active in Indian Country
WASHINGTON – In early October, Anchorage police found the body of Kathleen Henry, a native of the Yupik village of Eek in southwestern Alaska, along a stretch of highway south of town. Her alleged killer might never have been arrested